How the Great Recession Affected Higher Education
Organized by Jeffrey R. Brown and Caroline M. Hoxby
Supported by the Spencer Foundation
September 27-28, 2012
NBER, 1050 Mass Ave

Thursday, September 27

1

Financial Rules for Universities Based on their Objectives and Constraints

Caroline Minter Hoxby, Stanford University and NBER

2

The Interaction of Spending Policies, Asset Allocation Strategies, and Investment Performance at University Endowment Funds

Keith Brown, University of Texas
Cristian Tiu, SUNY at Buffalo

3

Federal and State Financial Aid During the Great Recession

Eric Bettinger, Stanford University and NBER
Betsy Williams, Stanford University

4

The Financial Crisis and Declining College Affordability: How Have Students and Their Families Responded?

Bridget T. Long, Harvard University and NBER

5

Financial Crisis and Faculty Labor Markets

Sarah Turner, University of Virginia and NBER

6

Did the Stimulus Work for Universities?

Michael Dinerstein, Duke University and NBER
Caroline Minter Hoxby, Stanford University and NBER
Jonathan Meer, Texas A&M University and NBER
Pablo Villanueva Sanchez, Stanford University

7

Keynes, King's and Endowment Asset Management

David Chambers, University of Cambridge
Elroy Dimson, University of Cambridge
Justin Foo, University of Cambridge